The Importance of Sleep

Get a Good Night’s Sleep. You’ve earned it.

Sleep is essential to our overall health and well-being. By allowing our minds and bodies to rest, we wake up ready to tackle the day ahead. Sleep can have an impact on everything from our appearance and physical ability, to our attitude and mental prowess. When we sleep well, we have an increased ability to:

Learn

Organize, retain and recover memories

Make decisions

Interact socially

Process emotions

Maintain a strong and healthy immune system

Develop physically and mentally

When we don't get a sufficient amount of quality sleep, we tend to perform inadequately in all areas. We feel tired, frustrated, moody and unmotivated. We are also increasingly unable to function properly and tend to suffer from:

Poor judgment

Poor performance at work, school, sports or other activities

Impaired memory, concentration and learning ability

Poor coordination

Impaired driving ability

Anxiety, depression and other emotional problems

Irritability

Insufficient sleep over time leads to the accumulation of a “sleep debt.” This type of sleep deprivation can have serious long-term effects leading to health problems, obesity and hyperactivity. The best way to avoid accumulating a “sleep debt” is to make sleep a priority each and every day. If you wake up feeling refreshed, you are probably sleeping enough. If not, you need to adjust your sleeping habits.